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Modern fish finders offer nearly photographic images of what’s under your boat, but if you are letting the computer decide what it shows, you aren’t getting everything out of your investment.

High-tech developments haven’t changed sonar basics

Current-generation sonar units show the underwater world with a level of realism fishermen could only dream of 30 or 40 years ago. […]

Berkley’s Cutter is a jerkbait that comes in three different sizes.

Try these 6 crankbaits for late October bass

David Fritts

October is the best month of the year to fish a crankbait for bass. Fish will be on sharp drops, and a lot of them will have moved up into that 7- to 10-foot range, especially toward the end of the month. Y […]

Retired guide Don Drose said cloudy fall days are best for striper schooling action.

October is for everyone

Terry Madewell

October gets a lot of love in the Santee Cooper area, and not all of it has to do with fishing. […]

The lower Saluda River offers a great fishery of stocked trout in a stretch below Columbia.

Paddle up a Saluda trout

Phillip Gentry

The prospect of catching trout below Columbia seems far-fetched. They are native to the mountainous areas of Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and even the extreme mountain reaches of Georgia and South Carolina. […]

Tributary creeks are good spots to look for spawning brown and brook trout in the fall.

If it’s brown, it’s down

Robert Satterwhite

In early October, fall arrives in the mountains with the first dull-red coloring of sourwood, dogwood, and sumac leaves. […]

Turnips are brassicas, which provide tremendous forage for deer and other wildlife toward the end of the season.

Cool-season planting time is now

Jeff Burleson

While a rich fall planting may establish overwintering benefits for wildlife, the real reason most hunters plant cool-season food plots is to provide a hot food source in hopes of a shot at Bullwinkle during deer season. […]

Cool-season time is now

Jeff Burleson

While a rich fall planting may establish overwintering benefits for wildlife, the real reason most hunters plant cool-season food plots is to provide a hot food source in hopes of a shot at Bullwinkle during deer season. […]

These monster Grand Strand specks were all fooled by topwater lures.

Time for lures over bait

Brian Cope

Ask any saltwater angler in South Carolina to choose his or her favorite fishing month, and a good many will tell you October is the one they look forward to all year. No matter what your favorite fish is, the chance of catching good numbers are high this month. […]

A portable, manual grinder and an industrial-strength grinder make for some easy chum-making.

Hello there, old chum

Jerry Dilsaver

As we become more competitive, anglers tend to leave no stone unturned in their quest to catch the most and the largest fish. This isn’t just for tournament fishing, but there are times well-known fishing spots are crowded, and you’re seeking an edge to lure fish to your baits rather than others. […]